Fountain cuspidor



Sept. 2, A924. 1,507,185 F. F. JONES FOUNTAIN CUSPIDOR Filed Nov. 5.1923 M Ham,

Patented Sept. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES FRED F. JONES, OF CHILLCOTHE, OHIO.

FOU'NTAN CUSPIDOR.

Application filed November 5, 1923.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Fnnn F. JoNEs, a eitizen of the United States,residing at Chillicothe, in the county of Ross and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and use# ful Improvements in Fountain Cuspidors, ofwhich the following is a. full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to cuspidors of the fountain type such as are usedin connection with dental chairs, and has for its object to modify thecuspidor now in common use so that refuse material such as cotton waste,extracted teeth, paper cups and the like may be deposited in the bowlthereof without danger of clogging the drain pipe. To this endl haveprovided a receptacle of substantial diameter in which is-located a wiremesh receptacle for receiving the waste material.

One of the advantages of the present invention resides in the provisionof a cuspidor in which the dentist may deposit all refuse matterresulting from his dental operation without leaving his positionadjacent to the chair.

Other objects and yadvantages of the intention will be apparent from thefollowing description when taken in connection with the accompanying'drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation, partly broken away, ofone form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of a slightly modified form, and,

Figure 3 is a side elevation of a still further modified construction.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, the numeral l indicates theusual bracket by which fountain cuspidors are attached to dental chairs.Such a cuspidor is referred to by the numeral 2 and the iiush pipe andattachments by the numeral 3.

In such apparatus a copper wire screen is set in the discharge port ofthe cuspidor to prevent waste material inadvertently deposited the-rein,from clogging the waste pipe. The waste material is caught by the wirescreen and presents an unsightly appearance both to the dentist andpatient. ln the present invent-ion the wire screen is removed and areceptacle e of rather large diameter is connected to the discharge portof the cuspidor. interposed between the receptacle -1 and the dischargeport 5 of the cuspidor is what may be termed a closure 6. This closureis provided with a spout 7 Serial No. 673,013.

which is received within the clamp ring 8 of the bracket l. The closure6 and'receptacle i are hingedly connected as indicated at 9, while a.latch l() is provided for holding the apparatus closed.

Mounted within the receptacle 4 is an inner waste receptacle 11. hisreceptacle is formed of foraminous material and is provided withreinforcing members l2 which extend somewhat below the bottom thereof topro-vide legs 13 which space the same from the bottom of the outerreceptacle it. By this construction it, will be seen that waste materialmay be thrown into the cuspidor at will, and will immediately disappearinto the waste receptacle without in any way interfering with the fiowof water. At the. close of the day the latch 10 may be released and thereceptacle l swung to the dotted line position, thereby permittingwithdrawal of the waste receptacle l1 for emptying.

The modified form of the invention shown in Figure 2 is identical withthat previously described except in the connecting means between thereceptacle and closure. In the modified form the closure Q0 is providedwith a liange 2l and the receptacle 22 with a fiange 23. These flangesare pivotally connected as indica-ted at 24, and a locking bolt E25secures the receptacle in closed position. In this form of the inventionthe waste receptacle may be removed and emptied by swinging thereceptaci@ 22 on its pivot 24 through about 180O in a horizontal pla-ne.In both forms of the invention a drain pipe 26 is provided for drawingoff the water. A pedestal form of the invention is shown in Figure 3 ofthe drawings and comprises a. hollow pedestal in which are housed thewaste pipe 3l and the feed pipe 32; a door 33 being' provided to giveaccess thereto. The fora-minous waste receptacle 34 is situated in theupper end of the pedestal and in order that the same may be removed foremptying, the closure 35 with which the cuspidor is connected ispivotally attached to the upper end of the pedestal. This construction,of course, necessitates a ball and socket connection 36 between the twosections of the feed pipe at the` pivot point. ln this form of theinvention the waste receptacle may be removed by releasing the latch 37and swinging the bowl 2 and cover to one side.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings it will be seen that I have provided an eX- ceedingly simpleconstruction whereby the usual fountain cuspidor may serve to a largeextent asa waste receptacle without in any way lclogging the same; alsothat convenient means are provided by which the same may be relievedfrom time to time of the waste material collected.

vIn accordance with the patent statutes, I have described what I nowbelieve to be the best embodiment of the invention, but I do not wish tobe understood thereby as limiting myself or the scope of the invention,as many changes and modifications may be madewithout departing from thespirit of the invention; all such I aim to include in the scope of theappended claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a device of the class described a fountain c uspidor, a receptaclebelow said cuspidor, a pivotal connection between said receptacle andcuspidor, and a foraminous receptacle positioned within saidfirstmentioned receptacle.

2. The combination with a fountain cuspidor, of a receptacle andclosure, said closure being provided with an opening registering withthe discharge port of the cuspi'dor, a foraminous waste receptaclepositioned within said first-mentioned receptacle, and means connectingthe lirstmentioned receptacle and closure whereby and closure wherebythe former may be moved yto a position to permit the removal of theforaminous waste receptacle.

4f. The combination with a fountain cuspidor, of a receptacle andclosure said closure being provided with an opening registering with thedischarge port of the cuspidor, a pivotal connection between saidclosure and receptacle, and a foraminousv waste receptacle positionedwithin said irstmentioned receptacle.

5. The combination with a fountain cuspidor, of a receptacle and closuresaid closure being provided with an opening registering with thedischarge port of the cuspidor, a pivotal connection between saidclosure and receptac-le, a foraminous waste receptacle positioned withinsaid iirstmentioned receptacle, spacing means between the bottoms ofsaid receptacles, and a discharge conduit leading from the bottom.

of the first-mentioned receptacle.

FRED F. JOYES.`

